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Chapter 651: Strange Woman [Please give me a monthly ticket at the end of the month! ]

The military school of thought went through the struggles of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In the process of the Guanlong Group unifying the chaotic north, it gradually gathered and integrated, fell into the hands of imperial power and the northern aristocratic families, and finally was integrated into the system of the emerging unified dynasty, the Sui Dynasty. Afterwards, it experienced the Sui, Qian, and Zhou dynasties, and continued to the current dynasty.

The Military School and the Yin-Yang School were both controlled by the imperial court, because the largest groups of Qigong practitioners in the two schools had close ties with the imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In the form of violent institutions such as the Guanlong families, military nobles, and the Imperial Observatory, they were in a sense parasitic... or integrated into the bureaucratic system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, achieving a state of harmony and mutual feeding.

Compared with the hidden sects such as Yunmeng Jianze, the three visible sects of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism have gone one step further and are closer to the secular world, while the Taoist lineages of the School of Military Science and the School of Yin and Yang have gone another step further and are directly related to the secular imperial power.

Therefore, the Military School is relatively well-known, and so are the names of each grade, especially the early grades.

As far as Ouyang Rong knew, the ninth grade in the military doctrine was called "Wu Fu", the eighth grade was called "Wei Wu Zu", and the seventh grade was called "Qin Rui Shi".

Sixth rank, weapon master.

Fifth rank, military Yin-Yang master.

Rong Zhen said that this fourth-rank General of the White Tiger Guard named "Yi Qianqiu" was recognized as the top weapon expert in the army.

That person is undoubtedly a sixth-rank military strategist and a Qigong practitioner.

Ouyang Rong was actually quite familiar with this. The one who killed Qiu Shenji, who had fallen from grace, was also a sixth-grade military strategist with spiritual energy cultivation. It took a lot of his strength at that time, and he almost lost all his energy and fainted to death.

However, if he were to go back to the past, he would probably be able to handle things with ease.

But no one knows how the upcoming "top weapon master" Yi Qianqiu compares to Qiu Shenji after his rank decline...

Ouyang Rong was pondering.

A light rider came over in a cloud of dust, dismounted in front of everyone, and ran over to report:
"Lady Historian, Lord Governor, something bad has happened! Pirates have attacked the Yangtze River and looted a ship carrying grain from Xunyang City to the southwest front! General Qin Yi has urgently sent me to request support..."

Everyone was suddenly shocked.

Ouyang Rong and Rong Zhen looked at each other.

"Where did these pirates come from? How were they let in? And where is the location of the attacked waterway?"

Ouyang Rong asked one by one.

The light cavalry messenger bowed his head and reported:
"Two hundred miles away from Xunyang City, these pirates seem to be coming from the direction of Hukou County. General Qin Yi's men discovered that the characteristics of these pirates' attire are exactly the same as the pirates who almost attacked the Prince of Xunyang in Hukou County."

"How dare these rebels and bandits!"

Rong Zhen said with a slight look of anger.

As for the gang of pirates that appeared in Hukou County, she did not send too many people to Hukou County to hunt them down and capture the bandits.

This was the result of a discussion between Rong Zhen and Ouyang Rong.

We need to be on guard against the rebels in the Tiannan underworld trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

Even if some rebels managed to sneak through the heavily guarded southwestern front, any place in Jiangzhou could be abandoned for the time being, except for the Xunyang Grottoes at Shuangfengjian, which must not be disturbed.

But who would have thought that this group of pirates from Hukou County would be so rampant, sneaking in, and now only two hundred miles away from Xunyang City, and they even dared to hijack the logistics and food supply routes!

I don’t know why they are so rampant. Are they afraid that the Supervisory Council and Jiangzhou Hall will not pay attention to them?

"There's something wrong with this group of pirates." Ouyang Rong said immediately.

"It's coming for us."

Rong Zhen said in a decisive tone with a cold face:

"It's possible that the traitors Wei Shaoqi and Du Shuqing are among them."

"But why rob the grain route at this critical moment? Wouldn't that alert the enemy? Or is it to cooperate with the Kuangfu Army's counterattack on the front line that is about to happen? That's why they are so confident?"

Rong Zhen took a deep breath and said, "Ouyang Lianghan, I cannot leave the grotto."

"Understood. I'll go."

Ouyang Rong nodded without thinking, turned around to greet Yan Liulang, and prepared to send people out.

After a while, he turned around, helped the cavalry messenger up, asked a few more questions, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

"Ouyang Lianghan."

Rong Zhen suddenly shouted.

"what happened?"

Rong Zhen hesitated and said, "Why don't you wait for reinforcements? Commander Yi should be here soon. Then we can assign some White Tiger Guards to accompany you to protect your safety and arrest the rebels."

"Thank you for your concern, Ms. Rong." Ouyang Rong smiled brilliantly. In her eyes, this smile was like a gentle breeze. "But no, it's too late. I'll go check the situation first..."

Rong Zhen avoided his gaze and responded coldly: "Care? You think too much. I just don't want to see my familiar colleagues get into trouble..."

At this time, the Qingqi messenger asked weakly, "Lady Lady Historian, Lord Governor, are you waiting for reinforcements from the White Tiger Guards? And the Commander Yi?"

Ouyang Rong and Rong Zhen turned around immediately and stared at him with burning eyes. This sudden sharp gaze made the latter shrink his head:

"Yes, have you seen it?" Ouyang Rong asked.

The light cavalry messenger nodded and said:
"Just now, when I was on my way to report the news, I encountered a large group of heavily armored soldiers on the official road. The leader was a commander named Yi, who stopped me and asked about the attack on the grain route."

The two were stunned.

"Then what?" Rong Zhen asked.

"Then Commander Yi seemed to lead his troops to provide assistance."

"How long has it been?"

"About two hours."

Ouyang Rong and Rong Zhen couldn't help but look at each other, and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

Seeing that the two men were silent, the cavalry messenger said goodbye and left.

"Two hours? He hasn't come back yet..."

Ouyang Rong was talking to himself halfway when he took the reins handed to him by Yan Liulang and prepared to mount the horse.

Suddenly, a white line appeared at the end of the official road right in front of us.

The white line was getting closer and closer, like a wave of white foam on the coast at dusk, rolling in.

Everyone who came to greet them was attracted to him.

When the "white line" got closer, Ouyang Rong discovered that it was actually a huge team of human heads. The team was neat and uniform, wearing white scarves, white robes, and silver-white masks, looking mighty and murderous.

The tall knight in the lead was riding a Ferghana horse with a white saddle and a silver hood, looking very aggressive.

The entire team wore silver masks in the shape of ferocious tigers, and the one leading the team was even more so, leading the way and arriving in a cloud of dust.

When he came a few steps in front of Ouyang Rong and Rong Zhen, he reined in his horse high. The horse raised its two hooves with all its might and almost collided with each other.

I saw that the horse in front of me had a three-pointed, two-edged knife hanging on one side of its body. There were two round black objects on the knife, and blood was dripping down in a line.

Ouyang Rong also did not see any movements in the hands of the tall knight in white robe.

"boom--!"

A three-pointed, double-edged sword shaped like a spear was already stuck at his feet.

Ouyang Rong looked down and saw that there were actually two bloody human heads hanging on it, both with their eyes wide open, as if they died with their eyes open.

At this time, the tall knight in white robe took out something from his arms and threw it on the ground next to the two heads.

It was a familiar bronze dagger.

The tall knight in white robe looked down from above, his eyes passing over Ouyang Rong who was about to jump onto his horse, and looked at Rong Zhen.

"Ms. Rong Zhen?" There was a buzzing voice under the mask.

"It's me."

Rong Zhen was not tall, but he had a stern face and held his head high, confronting the tall and strong opponent.

The tall knight in white robe turned around on his horse and looked around the whole place, as if he was sizing up the officials who came to greet him. After a long while, he asked in a hard voice:

"Have all the officials above the ninth rank in Xunyang City arrived?"

Rong Zhen was about to nod, but when he glanced at Ouyang Rong's clothes, he changed his words: "A chief officer surnamed Yuan is ill and has asked for leave, but he is not in serious condition. All the people in important positions are here. Commander Yi, please feel free to give me instructions if you have anything to say."

At this point, she turned around and introduced:

"By the way, this is Ouyang Lianghan, the governor of this state..."

A louder voice came from beneath the mask of the tall white-robed knight, interrupting her:

“That group of pirates has been temporarily defeated by me, and the remaining ones have fled and hid in the water.

"We have found a Yunmeng Token on the two beheaded thieves. Their identities have been confirmed without a doubt. They are accomplices of the Tiannan Jianghu rebels!"

Everyone looked at each other.

No wonder he came here with such murderous aura, he is like a living devil.

Rong Zhen glanced at the rear of the White Tiger Guards and asked:
"Where are the people from Xuanwu Camp?"

Although I don’t know how she, a short girl, could see so far ahead of everyone else, it might be the unique art of seeing qi that belongs to the Yin-Yang School.

"There are too many vehicles escorted by the two Xuanwu Battalions. I will lead the White Tiger Guards to go ahead. General Wei and his men will probably be half a day slower, but we expect them to arrive before dusk."

Rong Zhen nodded: "I see."

At this time, Yan Liulang bent down, picked up the Yunmeng Order, wiped off the dust, and handed it to Ouyang Rong.

Ouyang Rong didn't answer, his eyes were fixed on the tall knight in white robe.

The voice under the mask... sounds a bit like a woman's!
He was a little surprised, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

So he took a closer look at the neck of the tall knight in white robe under the silver-white visor, and found that there was indeed no Adam's apple.

But other than that... no different from men.

Unexpectedly, this tall and sturdy body that resembles a northern man actually belongs to a woman. However, her voice is a bit hoarse and she seems to be quite old, about thirty years old.

"Who is this female general?" Ouyang Rong confirmed again.

"This is the Commander Yi I told you about, Yi Qianqiu." Rong Zhen turned around and introduced, "He is a fourth-rank Lieutenant General of the White Tiger Guards, and is very favored by His Majesty."

"Commander Yi is a woman?"

The tall knight in white robes suddenly interrupted:

"quiet!"

The whole audience fell silent. She dismounted, took out a silk book, and read aloud:

"Your Majesty has issued an edict."

Everyone accepted the order.

After listening for a while, it turned out to be a new imperial decree from the court, ordering Miaozhen to stay in Xunyang City and be responsible for the safety of Xunyang Palace, and not to make any mistakes.

After hearing this, Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes slightly.

Rong Zhen glanced at him who had a calm reaction.

Yi Qianqiu's face armor was a ferocious tiger face pattern, and it seemed to be made of silver. It was unknown whether her voice was originally like that, or if the sound coming from it had a buzzing sound effect:
"In addition to recalling Miss Miaozhen, His Majesty is concerned about the safety of the prince, and ordered me to send 300 White Tiger Battalion guards to protect the palace. I have already selected them on the way, all of whom are the elite of the White Tiger Guards. I have also selected a calm and steady general to lead them. They can go to guard the palace now. As for Miss Miaozhen, please take over."

Ouyang Rong frowned more and more as he listened.

As soon as this woman arrived, she spoke in a commanding tone and took charge of these key matters without consulting him and Rong Zhen.

Ouyang Rong did not say anything for the time being. He turned his head to look at the two thousand uniformed White Tiger Guards in white robes behind him and pursed his lips.

A warrior with soldiers in his hands is indeed very confident, but ordinary generals would not dare to be so domineering and arrogant.

Because in the Qianlong and Zhou dynasties, civil and military officials were not separated, and the civil officials in border states could also lead troops to fight the enemy...

But the White Tiger Guard is special and outstanding. As the fourth-rank General of the White Tiger Guard, he does not need to be afraid of the same-rank official position as the Governor of Jiangzhou, which he is representing.

At this time, under the shade of a tree not far away, Nanny Song opened her eyes and walked forward.

Yi Qianqiu glanced sideways and raised his toes, and the three-pointed, double-edged sword flew back to the side of the horse and was caught by four white-robed armored soldiers of the White Tiger Guard.

No one knew what metal this weapon was made of, but it was so heavy. However, Yi Qianqiu could move it at will.

"Deputy Supervisor Song, how are you?"

Yi Qianqiu clasped his fists and looked a little more serious as he faced the old woman with a disdainful look.

"Commander Yi is still so heroic and brave, a woman is no less capable than a man, she is worthy of being one of the four great women of Holy Week. No wonder His Majesty likes Commander Yi so much and regards her as his favorite general. He often summons her to Yingtian Gate as an exception to take charge of the palace ban..."

"It's an exaggeration. It's all just empty reputation."

Yi Qianqiu's reaction was indifferent. Under his silver-white tiger face, his pair of heroic eyes looked around, as if he was a little absent-minded.

At this time, Miao Zhen, who had been avoiding Ouyang Rong, came rushing over from somewhere. After learning about the imperial edict, she greeted Yi Qianqiu with a serious face. She walked forward calmly to hand over the three hundred White Tiger Guards.

The three hundred White Tiger Guards selected by Yi Qianqiu were led by a young general in white robes.

Ouyang Rong glanced sideways, temporarily focusing his attention on Miao Zhen and the young general in white robe.

Yi Qianqiu dismounted with great aura, walked up to Rong Zhen and Nanny Song, and waved his hand:

"I have a piece of information that needs to be discussed with Deputy Supervisor Song and Lady Rong Zhen. All outsiders please leave."

The three of them walked aside, and Ouyang Rong, who was not a bystander, followed them consciously.

Yi Qianqiu stopped, without looking at Ouyang Rong, and asked Rong Zhen and Nanny Song in a buzzing voice:
"Why are you bringing a civil servant with you?"

Nanny Song didn't look back.

Rong Zhen glanced at Ouyang Rong and shook his head slightly.

As if remembering what she had just reminded him, Ouyang Rong calmly stopped.

He stood there, watching the three women walk away.

I don’t know what the three women are discussing.

"Mingfu."

Yan Liulang greeted him, stepped forward, and signaled with his eyes towards Miao Zhen who was handing over armored soldiers to the left rear.

"Walk."

Ouyang Rong didn't look at it any further and chose to return to the city immediately.

According to estimates, it will take some time for Miaozhen to get to the palace.

On the way back to Xunyang City, Ouyang Rong frowned slightly in the carriage.

What did Yi Qianqiu suddenly talk to Rong Zhen and Nanny Song about?

Could it be about those pirates? Or is it a secret order from His Majesty?

While thinking, Ouyang Rong first went back to the Jiangzhou lobby to make routine arrangements for the food and logistics needed for the reinforcements of the White Tiger Guard and the Black Tortoise Guard.

Glancing at the sky, he knew Miaozhen and the three hundred White Tiger Guards should not have arrived at the palace yet. He strode out of the lobby, ready to go to Xunyang Palace to discuss the new edict and Miaozhen's matter with Li Xian.

At this time, Yan Liulang hurried over to report:

"It's bad, Mr. Ming, General Chen from the west city gate sent a message saying that the Lieutenant Colonel of the White Tiger Guard named Yi Qianqiu led his men to Xingzifang!"

Ouyang Rong's back suddenly stopped.

The next moment, he rushed out of the lobby.

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(PS: It’s the end of the month, I’m begging for a monthly ticket, it’s about to expire! or2)

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